英语六级阅读理解精炼50篇31: 古罗马人(含答案)
<p> 31. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="remembered">remembered</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span>. <span word="Fighting">Fighting</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twin">twin</span> <span word="sons">sons</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mars">Mars</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="War">War</span>. 1 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="At">At</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="height">height</span>2, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="Empire">Empire</span> <span word="stretched">stretched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Persia">Persia</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="Agrippa">Agrippa</span> , <span word="Hadrian">Hadrian</span>, <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Antony">Antony</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Julius">Julius</span> <span word="Caesar">Caesar</span>3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="fought">fought</span>.</p><p> <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="peacetime">peacetime</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="fighters">fighters</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="gladiators">gladiators</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="swords">swords</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spears">spears</span>. <span word="Usually">Usually</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="gladiator">gladiator</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="Gladiators">Gladiators</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amusement">amusement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="entertainments">entertainments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="circuses">circuses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="bread">bread</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="circuses">circuses</span> 4 <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Romans">Romans</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="spend">spend</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="builders">builders</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="temples">temples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="squares">squares</span>, <span word="heated">heated</span> <span word="baths">baths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span> <span word="centers">centers</span>, <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="arches">arches</span>5 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victories">victories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="generals">generals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="decorated">decorated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="statues">statues</span>, <span word="fountains">fountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mosaics">mosaics</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="advanced">advanced</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stright">stright</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Roman">Roman</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span>. 6</p>
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